It was after Mr. Quimby’s death that I discovered, in 1866, the momentous facts relating to Mind and its superiority over matter, and named my discovery Chris- tian Science. Yet, there remained the difficulty of ad- [30] justing in the scale of Science a metaphysical _practice_, [Page 380.] and settling the question, What shall be the outward [1] sign of such a practice: if a divine Principle alone heals, what is the human modus for demonstrating this,—in short, how can sinful mortals prove that a divine Principle heals the sick, as well as governs the universe, time, [5] space, immortality, man? When contemplating the majesty and magnitude of this query, it looked as if centuries of spiritual growth were requisite to enable me to elucidate or to dem- onstrate what I had discovered: but an unlooked-for, [10] imperative call for help impelled me to begin this stu- pendous work at once, and teach the first student in Christian Science. Even as when an accident, called fatal to life, had driven me to discover the Science of Life, I again, in faith, turned to divine help,—and com- [15] menced teaching. My students at first practised in slightly differing forms. Although _I_ could heal mentally, without a sign save the immediate recovery of the sick, my students’ patients, and people generally, called for a sign—a ma- [20] terial evidence wherewith to satisfy the sick that something was being done for them; and I said, “Suffer it to be so now,” for thus saith our Master. Experience, however, taught me the impossibility of demonstrating the Science of metaphysical healing by any outward form [25] of practice. In April, 1883, a bill in equity was filed in the United States Circuit Court in Boston, to restrain, by decree and order of the Court, the unlawful publishing and use of an infringing pamphlet printed and issued by a student of [30] Christian Science. Answer was filed by the defendant, alleging that the [Page 381.] copyrighted works of Mrs. Eddy were not original with [1] her, but had been copied by her, or by her direction, from manuscripts originally composed by Dr. P. P. Quimby. Testimony was taken on the part of Mrs. Eddy, the [5] defendant being present personally and by counsel. The time for taking testimony on the part of the defendant having nearly expired, he gave notice through his counsel that he should not put in testimony. Later, Mrs. Eddy requested her lawyer to inquire of defendant’s [10] counsel why he did not present evidence to support his claim that Dr. Quimby was the author of her writings! Accordingly, her counsel asked the defendant’s counsel this question, and he replied, in substance, “There is no evidence to present.” [15] The stipulation for a judgment and a decree in favor of Mrs. Eddy was drawn up and signed by counsel. It was ordered that the complainant (Mrs. Eddy) recover of the defendant her cost of suit, taxed at ($113.09) one hundred thirteen and 9/100 dollars. [20]